OMPA Callsheet Newsletter - Feb 2014

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OREGON MEDIA PRODUCTION ASSN

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Oregon’s Resource for the Media Production Industry

OMPA recognizes award recipients Lana Veenker, Sibyl Lazzara and Speaker of the Oregon House Tina Kotek (Chief of Staff Amelia Porterfield). Story p. 6

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Join us April 3–7, 2014 for the 13th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival!

2014 FESTIVAL ART BY GABRIEL MARK LIPPER

OMPA members receive VIP access to an exclusive filmmaker reception and a free drink ticket for our industry AfterLounge.

Enter “OMPA” in the comments section when you purchase your 2014 Festival pass.

ashland independent film festival 13th annual April 3 –7, 2014

Ashland, Oregon Top 5 Towns to be a Filmmaker Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World — MovieMaker Magazine

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Industry AfterLounge sponsored by SOFaT, Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television and OMPA.

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Director’s Letter

Counting Blessings We expect another major project to announce production in Oregon any day. Another We expect another major project to announce production in Oregon any day. Another one or two more should follow before the year is over. Even if you don’t work on these projects, that many more Oregonians will be employed – with additional industry job vacancies for others of us to fill – thanks to our work together to promote production in Oregon. Nice work.

Limited state budgets and increased need in the public sector tells us that the 2014 short session of the Oregon Legislature is not the time to lobby for additional Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) beyond the 67% increase we earned last year, but rather to reinforce other state programs including schools, law enforcement and social programs like the Earned Income Tax Credit.

That said, we will turn away business once OPIF is maxed-out this year. Our Oregon Film office receives of dozens inquiries from multi-million dollar productions each year that inquire about shooting in Oregon but move on to other locales when they find out that we have “run out” of OPIF incentives. As Dean Devlin (producer of Independence Day, Leverage, The Librarian) puts it, “An unlimited amount of incentive means an unlimited amount of business in Oregon.”

We are keen to acknowledge the many elected leaders who have put their reputations on the line to support the growth of jobs in our emerging Oregon industry, including Governors Kitzhaber and Kulongoski, both of whom introduced and supported bills to grow the industry in Oregon.

As an industry we continue to support private investment in infrastructure and project financing so that we can see as many Oregonians owning, profiting and prospering off of media content as we see people making it.

Commercial media, film, television, interactive web and video game production are now part of Oregon’s DNA, and together we have made Oregon a world-class creative industries supercenter, exporting advertising and other traded-sector products around the globe.

Thank you for your continued support of the family-wage jobs of Oregon’s commercial, film, television and interactive media production industry. We’re proud to be “Made in Oregon.”

Tom McFadden Executive Director

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OREGON MEDIA PRODUCTION ASSN

02.2014 Board of Directors

Mission OMPA is a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of the film, video and multimedia industry in the state of Oregon.

Board of Directors

Nathaniel Applefield Lisa Cicala Slater Dixon Aaron Douglas Jacqueline Gault Dennis Gleason Stefan Henry-Biskup Jamie Johnk Dennis Noreen Thomas Phillipson Michael Ratoza Dave Spacek Dave Spraker Christopher Toyne James Wilderhancock

Volunteer Liaisons

Stephanie Strahan

Jobs Liaison Megan Drennan

Office Assistant Christian Henry

Office Assistant Dayan Morgan-Sylvaen

Portland Chapter Chair Jeff Johnston

Willamette Valley Chapter Chair Jennifer Kelley

Talent Committee Chair Sibyl Lazarra

PR Liaison Gretchen Miller

Post-Production Chair Roland Gauthier

Post-Production Chair Enrique Arias

Regional Government Coordinators Chair

Industry Directory

www.SourceOregon.com

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OMPA Annual Meeting celebrates Awards of Excellence winners OMPA celebrated Oregon’s industry with the Awards of Excellence at the OMPA annual meeting on Tuesday, January 28.

Lana Veenker, C.S.A. (Cast Iron Studios) received the OMPA Award of Excellence, Sibyl Lazzara received the Rising Star award, and the Service and Inspiration award was given to Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek.

All three recipients were recognized for their personal dedication to the development and growth of our industry.

Award recipients were nominated by OMPA members, and winners were selected by a committee comprised of previous award winners.

Additionally, two $2,000 scholarships were awarded to students Megan Clark and Nick Shaw, both attending George Fox University. Finalists Alexandria Began (George Fox), Rafael DeLima (PCC) and Jonathan Klimoski (PCC) were also recognized.

Lana Veenker had this to say about receiving the Award of Excellence:

“Having spent good portion of my adult life vagabonding around overseas, I often still feel like I’m in my own little bubble.

Even though I’ve been back in the States for almost 15 years, I still get very focused and lone-wolfy, and am always surprised that anyone notices what I’m up to. But it’s very rewarding to lift your nose from the grindstone and realize that not only do you have a community, but that they embrace you. I wouldn’t have come this far, however, without the support and contributions of two people who have shared nearly half of this journey with me: Eryn Goodman, who has stood with me for nearly eight and a half years, and Ranielle Gray, who celebrates her seventh anniversary next week. They were a big reason for our rebrand from Lana Veenker Casting to Cast Iron Studios, and they deserve huge kudos for their expertise, hard work and dedication to our industry.”

Heartfelt and well deserved congratulations to Lana, Sibyl and Speaker Kotek.

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Chapters? Chapters!

Yes, OMPA has Chapters!

So far, we have one Chapter representing the Portland Metro Area and a second Chapter covering the Mid-Willamette Valley.

OMPA’s mission is to grow jobs and business opportunities within the commercial, film/TV, video, and new media production industry. The Chapters support OMPA in achieving its mission, focusing on specific geographical areas.

What does this mean for you?

The Chapters are yours! Each Chapter is responsible for planning and orchestrating a minimum of seven networking events for their Chapter area per year. The events are planned with you in mind and your involvement is key to their success. The planning committees are always accepting new members. Come out and help us make OMPA a better organization for you.

Have ideas for future events? We’d love

to hear from you!

Worried that the new Chapters might overload the OMPA staff?

The Chapters are volunteer run, and OMPA will still provide all of the great membership benefits that you are used to: • Weekly Mail containing industry news and events • e-Updates with current job postings • Monthly Callsheet newsletter • SourceOregon industry directory • Industry advocacy at the state and local levels • Participation in marketing Oregon as a production location Interested in starting a chapter in your area? Contact Tom McFadden at the OMPA office.

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OpenLens Celebrates 10th Annual Festival Saturday, February 1 in Eugene The 10th annual OpenLens Festival is a celebration of the independent spirit in Oregon filmmaking and is known for its emphasis on short films of 15 minutes or less, produced in a variety of genres. The single-day festival event, hosted by the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA), takes place on Saturday, February 1. The day includes an informative afternoon film seminar, an early evening meet and greet session with the festival’s filmmaker participants, and the festival’s screening, awards and reception event featuring this year’s juried selection of short films.

1:00pm Seminar: The Five Best Movies Ever Made Admission: $3.00 Location: UO Baker Center Auditorium, 325 E 10th 4:00pm: Meet and Greet The Filmmakers Location: First National Tap House 51 W. Broadway Admission: Free. (Appetizers and No Host Bar) 7:30pm: OpenLens 10th Annual Festival Screenings, Awards and Reception Location: The UO Baker Center 325 E. 10th Street (Free parking behind building) Admission: $8 The screening is followed by a public reception and awards ceremony in which the Jury Best Of Show ($500), Jury Honorable Mention ($250), and Audience and Choice Award ($100) are made.

Juried Film Program: Crossed and Forgotten by Kit Becker and Charlie Harrington (Eugene) Refuge by Robin Canfield (Newberg) Cryosphere by Kurtis Hough (Portland) The Riviera by Shawn Hoban (Eugene) Gunmen by Michael Shaun Maruska (Springfield) Ground London by Dustin Morrow (Portland) Triangles by Ben Popp (Portland) Sándor’s Wild Kitchen - Oregon Cascades

by Sándor Lau (Eugene) After School Problems by Peter Smith (Eagle Creek) Grasping the Bird’s Tail by Patricia Somers (Ashland) The Letter by D.L. Watson (Springfield) Liberation by David Kirk West (Medford) Killing Me by Henry Weintraub (Eugene) A House Divided by Rob Tobias (Eugene) Finder by Dan Koss (Eugene)

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WIF-PDX Announces February Meet-up February 5, 6:30pm at Magnolia’s Corner in Portland Women in Film-Portland is pleased to announce a special guest will be attending the first Meet-up of the year. Executive Director Nicholas de Wolff of Oregon Story Board will be joining the meeting to connect with WIF members and to fill the community in about this new digital filmmaking nonprofit.

WIF-PDX Meet-ups are opportunities for members and non-members to connect: to

talk about projects, pool resources, network or to simply get to know one another.

The event is free for members, nonmembers $5.

WIF-PDX Meet-up Wednesday, February 5th 6:30-8:30pm Magnolia’s Corner 4075 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR

Oregon Chapter of ASMP Announces February Meeting The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) invites you to Pixels, Prints & Pints. Members and nonmembers are welcome. Show your best work - people, places or things; personal or commercial work; bring it all! Come on down to Lucky Lab Northwest and buy your fellow photographer a beer and they might buy you one. Swap stories, lies and business cards. Chat about the joys and challenges of photography. This a great chance to get to know your community!

Show your work as pixels, prints or however you like. Stand up and talk about your images (or not, as you please. Just keep it to five minutes max!) or show up without any images and admire everyone else’s pictures.

Register here to ensure a space.

When: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:00pm to 10:00pm Social time starts at 6:30pm Where: 1945 NW Quimby St in Portland How Much: Free (with cash bar; pizza and snacks provided by ASMP).

How to Show Work: ● Format your files like this: Color Space: sRGB; File Type: JPEG; Size: 1024 pixels wide ● Name each file like this: LastNameFirstName-1, LastName-FirstName-2. ● Put your images in a single folder and name it like this: LastName-FirstName_P-P ● Bring your folder on a thumb drive or hard drive, disk (formatted for a Mac).

Full Details are online at ASMP Oregon.

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces 5th Annual Edition Eastern Oregon Film Festival is proud to present it’s fifth edition — #EOFF2014.

The festival will kick off Thursday, February 20 and run through Saturday, February 22. A decompression gathering with music, skiing and snowboarding will take place Sunday, February 23 at Anthony Lakes Ski Resort.

The opening night short film is Bernardo Britto’s YEARBOOK, followed by Dave Carroll’s feature documentary, BENDING STEEL. A live Q&A with the filmmakers will take place after the screening. Additional selections to look for include Josh and Benny Safdie’s LENNY COOKE, Eric Steele’s BOB BIRDNOW, Steven Doughton’s BUOY, and a showcase curated by Filmmaker Magazine — which pairs Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld’s QASIM with Eddie Mullins’ comical, apocalyptic DOOMSDAYS. The complete lineup will be available online starting February 1 at http://eofilmfest.com/ Opening Night Thursday, February 20 7pm Granada Theater, La Grande, Oregon YEARBOOK followed by BENDING STEEL Trailers: http://vimeo.com/84111593 http://vimeo.com/61741393

Outside Ten Depot Street for after party. Custom EOFF burn barrels and Filmmaker / Co-Program Director Ian Clark

After Party: Eastern Oregon Film Festival invites its guests to head to Ten Depot Street to get loose, celebrate the festival and enjoy some live music by the BC Ramblers and Hillfolk Noir.

Distribution Panel Filmmaker and distribution pioneer Nandan Rao (founder, Simple Machine) will guide an open discussion with technological democratization and emerging distribution models as its starting point. Panel Guests include Brandon Harris, Dave Carroll, Jim Cummings, Ben Petrie, Zach Weintraub and EOFF’s Benjamin Morgan.

Online Program The proliferation of digital technology has shown that conventional models of exhibition and distribution are constantly evolving. We believe that the presentation of online work is progressive and vital to independent cinema. Additionally, the internet serves as a suitable home for some of the more intimate, experimental works that move us. Online selections include YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG, HAWAIIAN PUNCH, MMXIII and a sampling of Elaine McMillon’s HOLLOW INTERACTIVE DOC. Tickets Festival passes are now available for purchase online: http://eofilmfest.com/tickets/

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POWFest Announces 2014 Festival Highlights As submitted by Christine Autrand Mitchell, Programming Manager POWFest’s 2014 line-up, screening March 6 – 9 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, is diverse and compelling – from features and shorts, narrative and documentary, innovative and from the next generation of young filmmakers, these films will appeal with humor, integrity, surprises, and touch your heart. It’s been such a joy watching them over the last few months. Here are some highlights: The Portland Premiere of REDEMPTION TRAIL, by director/writer Britta Sjogren, will open our festival on Thursday, March 6th at the Hollywood Theatre. The film stars LisaGay Hamilton and Lily Rabe as two driven, imperfect women in this contemporary Western. From opposite sides of the tracks, they have nothing in common except a fatal pessimism about life, the legacy of deep personal loss. But fate carves a bridge between the two outsiders — and, united in a grief that sets them apart from the world, they form an unlikely, mythic alliance, seeking justice outside the law.

Among an incredible group of documentary features, SPRING & ARNAUD is an amazingly stunning film about two Canadian artists and their love for art and each other. This film is a piece of art unto itself.

Among the documentary shorts, we find a wide gamut of topics, like the eye-

opening interpretations of our western discarded clothing shipped halfway around the world in the film UNRAVELED. When you see LUCKY STORY, in our family friendly Family Shorts program, you will feel very lucky indeed to see how one mother and son deal with their fortune.

In our Youth program we’ll see what our POWGirls team created over the course of the weekend, and find insightful films by young women like AFFORDING MY FUTURE: THE HIGH COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION. New to POWFest is the shorts program Quirky, for those slightly off-beat stories one cannot resist watching. In DREAM COUCH SOLD SEPARATELY, we find out what happened to one of our favorite childhood dolls. “It’s Generational” Shorts look at all sorts of relationships, stark and often heartbreaking, but with an optimistic thread, as in AHORA, NO, a UK/Spain collaborative about the repercussions of the Franco regime on a close-knit family.

We have a mature theme in the Relationships Shorts program, with films like ANOTHER HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, about a daring couple who try something new.

The mature theme continues in Animation/ Experimental Shorts, with a good oldfashioned and graphic hand drawn cartoon, BAKERMAN AND THE BUNNYMEN. For a full programming schedule and more info, visit the POWFest website.

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Business of Acting Workshop with Internationally Acclaimed Acting Coach J.D. Lewis J.D. Lewis, founder of The Actors Lab, will conduct a one-day workshop on the business of acting on Sunday, February 16th from 12-4pm at the Ambridge Event Center in Portland. The workshop will focus on targeting agents, targeting casting directors, creating projects, networking and the craft.

Lewis, an internationally acclaimed acting coach, has worked on shows such as Friends, Suddenly Susan and ER, and worked with actors who have been nominated or won Academy Awards, Emmys, Tonys, SAG Awards and Golden Globes.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn invaluable information from one of the country’s top acting coaches and leave with a solid business plan to move forward.

Cost: $75. Space is limited. To reserve a space please email: theactorslab@me.com or call 310-621-3900 Location: Ambridge Event Center The Hawthorne Room 1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Portland, OR 97232 “J.D. Lewis is one of the top acting coaches in Los Angeles. If you get the opportunity to work with him, do it! He’s a master of the craft and also teaches the business of acting. This class is a must for the working actor.” - Jackie Burch, Casting Director: THE HUNGER GAMES, CATCHING FIRE, IRON MAN 3

OMPA Holiday Party Wrap-up When asked to describe OMPA members, many words come to mind: driven, professional, creative and more… but at the Portland Chapter Holiday Party, the attendees demonstrated a different attribute: compassion.

The invitation asked members to bring a donation to Dignity Village with them to the December 17th event. People gave… and gave… and gave! They gave seven 30-gallon bags full of blankets, hats, gloves, clothing and toiletries. Amazing!

Haven’t heard of Dignity Village? Dignity Village provides homeless individuals basic housing needs and offers services

like computers for online job searching and a phone center, where employers can reach them 24/7 for work. The Village takes people off the streets and gives them a place to rebuild their lives.

Dignity Village was built by homeless people who simply wanted change. They took what they had and combined their efforts to help each other, with support and without shame. They wanted their dignity and self-respect back.

If you missed the party but still want to contribute, Dignity Village is located at 9401 NE Sunderland Ave, in Portland.

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BENT Image Lab Expands to Europe BENT Image Lab, an award-winning US-based animation and visual effects production company has expanded its offices to Europe. BENT is currently producing work all over the globe with services that run the gamut from CGI animation to stop motion, mixed media, motion graphics and VFX, as well as post production, digital and augmented reality solutions. The Spain-based office stabilizes BENT’s presence overseas while extending its reach to film, television and commercial producers looking for new creative approaches in animation and VFX. “We are very excited to be heading to Europe,” says BENT Executive Producer Ray Di Carlo. “We have a strong client base overseas and this move allows us to better accommodate our customers while continuing to expand our services throughout the rest of the world.”

Javier Leon will lead BENT’s European operations as Creative Director. Leon brings lengthy experience in design, animation, visual effects and post production. He is a co- founder of the award winning Vando Studios in Barcelona. “Leon is immensely talented and has built a fabulous team in Spain.

He adds a fresh aesthetic to the creative that we are all excited about,” says Di Carlo.

BENT solidified its reputation in the international marketplace by producing outstanding commercials and media projects for many countries including Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany,

Spain, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Canada. The expansion into Spain will best accommodate BENT’s European/Asian clients through its approximate geographical location for easier client travel and desirable time zone availability.

“The BENT office in Portland and the BENT office in Spain are really two parts of the same organism, joined at the hip,” says Bent Director and Partner Chel White.

“Creative cohesion is the key and we’re already well on our way of fully achieving that.”

The company’s clients include such well-known brands as Nissan, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Gap, Nike, Addidas, Koodo Mobile, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Tetra Pak, Chip’s Ahoy as well as BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather, Euro RSCG Worldwide and Publicis. BENT also produced long form animation specials for Hallmark Channel and IFC’s Portlandia, visual effects for NBC’s Grimm and film directors Todd Haynes and Gus Van Sant.

BENT’s principals are David Daniels, Chel White, Ray Di Carlo, Tsui Ling Toomer, Jeff Barnes and Javier Leon.

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The Northwest Film Center Announces 37th Portland International Film Festival February 6-22, 2014 The Northwest Film Center is proud to announce the 37th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF 37) dates and opening night films, as well as the inclusion of the newly renovated, state-of-the-art Empirical Theater at OMSI as a PIFF 37 venue. This year’s Festival begins on February 6th and will run through the 22nd of the month. Returning to an earlier model, the Festival will begin with opening night selections at multiple venues. At OMSI and Cinema 21, The final work from master animator Hayao Miyazaki, THE WIND RISES, will screen at OMSI at 6:45pm and Cinema 21 at 6:30pm, while the critically-acclaimed feature BELLE, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson screens at the Whitsell Auditorium, located in the Portland Art Museum, at 7pm The Northwest Film Center, with support from The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, invites you to join us after the films at OMSI’s Theory Eatery (located inside OMSI at 1945 SE Water Ave) to celebrate the opening of PIFF 37. Refreshments will be available from Bon Appétit, King Estate Winery and Ninkasi Brewing.

Opening Night Film & Party tickets: $25 General, $20 Silver Screen Club Friend and Portland Art Museum and OMSI members. The evening, and all other PIFF and regular year-round Film Center screenings—more than 500 annually—are free for Silver Screen Director, Producer, Benefactor and Sustainer members. Buy a PIFF pass in the form of Silver Screen Club membership now at http://nwfilm. org/donate/silverscreen/.

Opening Night tickets are on sale at nwfilm.org.

Following Opening Night, PIFF retains a sizable presence downtown with

screenings at the Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium inside the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave), the Empirical Theater at OMSI, Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave), Cinemagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd), World Trade Center (121 SW Salmon St, 1st St, Building 2), and Regal Fox Tower (846 SW Park Ave).

Over the last 37 years, the Festival has populated its schedule with diverse and innovative films for an audience of more than 38,000 annually from throughout the Northwest. As Oregon’s largest, most culturally diverse film event, the Portland International Film Festival pulls together a multi-faceted experience with over 125 films and special events presenting a full spectrum of features, documentaries, shorts and visiting artists – and featuring submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and works by both returning masters and emerging talents.

This year’s Festival includes the return of the popular PIFF After Dark program, showcasing midnight movies like Ti West’s (THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL) THE SACRAMENT and Ari Folman’s (WALTZ WITH BASHIR) THE CONGRESS for adventurous festival attendees. Contained within the PIFF 37 lineup is a sizable animation block with seven animated features on offer, including THE APOSTLE, MY MOMMY IS IN AMERICA AND SHE MET BUFFALO BILL, and the latest film

by Portland-born animator Bill Plympton, CHEATIN’.

Other highlights of PIFF 37 include screenings of Tsai Ming-Liang’s (WHAT TIME IS IT OVER THERE?) STRAY DOGS, Rithy Panh’s THE MISSING PICTURE, Doug Pray’s (HYPE!) LEVITATED MASS, François Ozon’s (SWIMMING POOL) YOUNG AND

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BEAUTIFUL, Jillian Schlesinger’s MAIDENTRIP, Alain Guiraudie’s STRANGER BY THE LAKE, Anthony Chen’s ILO ILO, and Claude Lanzmann’s (SHOAH) THE LAST OF THE UNJUST. The full PIFF 37 Program is available online at nwfilm.org.

Advance tickets are available daily from 12-6pm at Mark Building, Portland Art Museum, 1119 SW Park Ave, by phone at 503-2764310 or online at nwfilm.org.

Admission Prices: $11 General; $10 Portland Art Museum Members, Students, Seniors; $8 Silver Screen Club Friends, Children Opening Night: $25 general; $20 Silver Screen Friend and Portland Art Museum and OMSI Members

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Click here to view trailer for WIND RISES

Click here to view trailer for BELLE

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Local Filmmakers/Animators Take on Broadway with THE KISS Portland’s own Oscar-winning Will Vinton and friends are developing an original musical comedy stage play called THE KISS, with a goal of taking the show to Broadway. Their first public showing is the upcoming “Staged Event” held at the Lakewood Theatre Company on March 2425.

For further information and tickets, visit www.TheKissMusical.com Vinton says: “Recently, I’ve been really excited and working hard on a new project - a stage musical this time, called THE KISS. Initial readings and workshops of the show have led to us feel like we are sitting on a potentially great new musical here, and we’ve decided to make a fairly independent dash (more like marathon?) toward Broadway with it.

Things are coming together quickly now and we’re planning our first public viewing of the show, THE KISS ‘Staged Event,’ toward the end of March. You really need to hear this terrific music and get a whiff of the story to see why we’re so excited.”

A key way the producers hope to continue development of the musical and to involve fans in it is via a Kickstarter campaign. The campaign and associated explanatory video, “On The Road To Broadway,” can be seen online. There you will find lots of info about the show, the team, rewards for pledging and a light-hearted discussion about what the producers plan to do and where they hope to go.

Click here to view trailer

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Welcome SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White to Portland!

When: Monday, Feb 24, 2014 6-7:30pm - SAG-AFTRA members 7:30-9pm - All industry stakeholders Where: Northwest Oregon Labor Council, 3645 SE 32nd Av, Portland, OR 97202 The SAG-AFTRA Portland Local board invites you to meet with David White to learn about his vision for our local and the future of union work in Oregon.

This is also a chance to share your vision with David! ● Come share your experiences working in Portland with, and without, a brick and mortar office in town.

● Talk about your career plans and challenges. ● Express your worries and concerns. ● Contribute your hopes and dreams for our profession, and our union, in Portland.

No RSVP necessary.

Questions: Contact Brad Anderson at 206-282-2506 or brad.anderson@sagaftra.org.

The past is behind us. On Monday Feb. 24, let’s create a future. Together.

Join us!

Johnnie Mazzocco Seeks Crowdfunding for FOUND OBJECTS Post-Production Johnnie Mazzocco is in the final stages of preparing her film FOUND OBJECTS for festival submissions, including finishing audio sweetening and mastering and some ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) work. Mazzocco hopes to get crowdfunding for this postproduction work through the film’s website foundobjectsfilm.com.

In addition to helping cover costs for post audio work, contributions will also help with legal fees, music licensing, marketing & PR expenses and other post-production costs, as well as festival submission fees.

All contributions $1-100 will receive thanks.

All contributions $101-500 will receive ending film credits and an invitation to the premiere Portland screening.

All contributions $501-1,000 will received ending co-producer film credit, a DVD and the above.

All contributions $1,001+ will receive opening co-producer film credit, all of the above and invitations to all screenings and private parties.

Contributions can be made via PayPal About Found Objects Claire Randall, shadow box artist and wife and mother of three, must choose between her old traditional family life or a new creative life made possible by her family’s house fire and her new living arrangement: a motel.

Click here to view trailer for FOUND OBJECTS

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OMPA Member Randolph Sellars Completes New Book Trailer To screen at The Hollywood Theater on Saturday, Feb 8, 4:30 PM Producers Irl Davis and Randolph Sellars are proud to announce the upcoming release of “Polly, The Mystery of Bonney Canyon,” the highest production value book trailer ever produced. Book trailers are still relatively new as a media form.

“Our goal is to raise the quality bar much higher for book trailers” says Davis, who wrote and produced the project. Sellars, the director of “Polly,” adds “we wanted to create something truly cinematic, with the look and feel of an exciting movie trailer that will viscerally engage potential readers.”

The “Polly” trailer is based on Davis’ new adventure novel of the same name.

The book is a tale of betrayal, murder and revenge, loosely based on stories about Polly O’Neal, Davis’ great grandmother, who traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1860’s. Remarkably, the book trailer was photographed primarily on Davis’ sprawling 6000-acre ranch in Tygh Valley, part of the original O’Neal/Davis homestead.

Although parts of the land have been ranched in the past, most of it remains pristine high desert – full of hills, canyons and creeks. Davis plans to promote his ranch as a versatile location for local and out of state film productions.

“Directing a period western was an amazing opportunity I’ve longed for,” says Sellars, a

filmmaker with over 30 years of experience, including 23 feature films. “I finally got to check that genre off my bucket list. Davis and Sellars assembled a professional cast and crew from both Portland and Tygh Valley.

It’s a two-hour drive, so the Portlanders all stayed on the ranch during the five-day shoot. “Our local cast and crew joined us for family style meals, and we all watched dailies in the evening,” says Portland actress Mercedes Rose. “It was an incredible bonding experience that I’ll never forget.”

The public is invited to the premier screening of the “Polly” book trailer at The Hollywood Theater on Saturday, Feb 8 at 4:30 PM. Behind the scenes videos will also be shown as well as a Q&A with cast & crew. Admission is free. Chapters from the upcoming novel are available for free at pollyadventures.com.

“Polly, The Mystery of Bonney Canyon” is the highest production value book trailer ever produced.

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StageWorks Ink Presents FLASH AH-AHHH!! at The Funhouse Lounge Continuing our tradition of putting film on stage we are presenting a rock ‘n’ roll parody of Flash Gordon: Flash Ah-Ahhh!

In April 2013 “Varsity Cheerleader Werewolves LIVE From Outer Space” received glowing reviews and played to sold out audiences at The Funhouse Lounge. We followed that with the critically successful film noir musical cabaret “The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick.” In that same tradition, we offer up one of the 80s most iconic films, “Flash Gordon,” presented as only Stage Works Ink can. Come see what Director Steve Coker (called, “the Orson Welles of overblown, underproduced, comic meta-spectacles…” by Jay Horton of the Willamette Week) does with this comedy gold mine and sing along with the talented cast as they sing 12 songs from Queen!

The show has a live rock band featuring some of Oregon’s finest musicians from The School of Rock!. These teens shred, melt faces and know their Queen!

Synopsis: When the Earth is threatened with destruction by the planet Mongo, Flash Gordon, New York Jets football hero, and his high school sweetheart, Dale Arden,

are shanghaied aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov’s rocket ship in an attempt to save the planet by appealing to Mongo’s Emperor, Ming the Merciless. But Ming has other plans and decides to wed Dale before destroying the Earth. Flash must avoid the amorous advances of Ming’s daughter, Aura, and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo to overthrow Ming to save his love and his planet... and he only has 14 hours to do it all!

Where: The Funhouse Lounge: 2432 SE 11th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 When: 7pm on February 13-15, 20-22, 27-28 and March 1 Cost: Thursdays: $10/advance or $12 at the door. Fridays and Saturdays: $12 advance or $15 at the door Tickets Available at the door or online through www.brownpapertickets.com.

On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, we will be donating $2 from every ticket sold to The Equality in Marriage Foundation.

The all-star cast includes OMPA members Alexandra Blatt, Brian Koch (drummer for band Blitzen Trapper) and Steve Coker.

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Rollin’ On TV Expands to Nine More States As “Rollin’ On TV” begins its fourth year of production, Eugene-based OMPA Willamette Valley Chapter Chair, host and associate producer Jeff Johnston announced a new airing agreement with COX Sports Television for 2014 that will increase its coverage to an additional nine states and roughly 10 million homes, in addition to the current viewership of 300,000 households. The new air times for COX Sports Network are Sundays at 9:30am and Tuesdays at 7:30am, along with additional evening air times throughout the year. For

additional information on “Rollin’ On TV” and to view a complete TV coverage listing, visit www.rollinontv.com For the past three years ROTV has been part of the COX Sports Outdoor block in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, portions of Texas, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma and Missouri. Starting this year, COX Sports is expanding ROTV’s coverage to all COX affiliate stations which will add California, Connecticut, Ohio, Nebraska, Arizona, Nevada, Kansas Idaho and Rhode Island.

DIVA Calls for Teen Video Entries DIVA’s Youth Visions Project is now accepting short (5-minute) videos for its 2014 Teen Video Challenge. The competition is open to all Lane county youth ages 1319. The submission deadline is Friday, March 7, 2014.

This annual event celebrates the work of young area videomakers. Each year teens submit work that is reviewed by a panel of video professionals and educators. Those videos that demonstrate the most creative, effective and skillful responses to the call for entries will be screened and awarded prizes at a special event in April 2014.

Winning videos will go on to be shown at

other festivals and events as part of a Youth Visions Festival program.

Prizes include: • $200 Jury First Place Award • $150 Jury Second Place Award • $100 Jury Third Place Award • $50 Audience Choice Award Entry forms and process available online at: http://teenvideo.proscenia.net/ Submit to: OpenLens Festival & Teen Video Challenge Steve Newcomb, Festival Director E-Mail: snewcombl@gmail.com

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Jose Solis Creative Art Services Latest Projects Wall graphic painted for Industrial Strength Gym at Northwest Fitness Center

Ben & Jerry’s mural, downtown Portland Another mural by Jose Solis

Rosey Awards Report Erica Risberg had the opportunity to attend this year’s Rosey Awards – the annual fete for the Portland Advertising Federation – on behalf of OMPA. The venue was at the Refuge PDX, and the energy was high. The categories to which agencies submitted their work for consideration included Branded Entertainment, Influencer Marketing and Cinematography. A complete list of the categories can be found on roseyawards.com

Multiple screens and adrenaline-pumping music led up to the awards, which were presented to staff from each of the winning agencies. We are fortunate to have such a talented roster of advertising agencies in Portland. Erica is excited to develop a partnership between OMPA and the PAF in 2014.

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Is Everyone Guilty in CB Harding’s COMPLICITY? That is the question that writer/director CB Harding would like you to consider in the new feature with an original score

by OMPA member Greg Ives. The Boston International Film Festival will host the World Premiere of COMPLICITY on opening weekend, Saturday, April 13th at 6:00pm at the Loews Theater AMC Boston Common.

The film is a window into a group of partying teenagers suddenly faced with a life or death situation after an alleged rape.

“It’s the darker side of the youth culture we live in,” Harding says, knowing pop culture better than most as director of the Emmy award winning MTV reality series, The Osbournes; the current E! show, Chasing the Saturdays; plus multiple comedy feature films.

Harding takes a serious turn into the reality of the sexualization of youth, violence and “pack” mentality. This stylish thriller lures us in to make up our own minds about what is right or wrong and forces us to consider what we would do in the same circumstances in which the characters find themselves.

Intense performances from an

emerging ensemble cast of Haley Ramm, Heather Hemmens, Shoshana Bush, Jenna Boyd, Logan Huffman, August Emerson and a cameo appearance by renowned actress Sean Young drive the tension, while newcomer TJ Wilkins’ unaffected, natural performance assures more ahead for this fine actor.

“I had no idea that COMPLICITY would be such a topical ‘hot button’ two years after I wrote it,” Harding says. Referring to the recent mass demonstrations in India against gang rape and the recent controversial guilty verdict in Steubenville, Ohio surrounding two high school football players convicted of rape while party-goers used their cell phones to record the assault, but not to call for help to stop.

COMPLICITY lays witness to a withering loss of innocence and no matter what one does in the name of allegiance to a group or denial of injustice for person security, that loss will haunt you for the rest of you life.

There will be a Q&A with the writer/director, cast member Sean Young, Associate Producer Louise Harding and Composer Greg Ives.

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Open Call for Film Submissions Portland Previews: Films by Local Filmmakers From dramas, psychological thrillers and women empowerment to comedies, sci-fi, documentaries and experimental films, this collaborative showcase by Portland’s filmmaking community, co-hosted by OMPA member Aaron Nelson, will make for an intriguing evening and a great opportunity to network. There’s no fee to submit, only a screening fee of $25 if selected to share in the theater rental and promotional costs of hosting.

The screening and parties for Portland Previews: Films by Local Filmmakers will be held at Cinema 21 Theater located at 616 NW 21st Ave in Portland on Thursday, March 6 from 4pm to 8:15pm.

How to Enter Your completed, professional project for submission – short film, movie trailer or movie teaser for a full-length film – must be at or under a 10 minute Total Run Time (TRT).

Email the following information to portlandpreviews.festival2014@ gmail.com

1. Include in the Subject Line: ATTN Portland Previews: Name of Film, your byline and TRT (i.e. 3:47 minutes) 2. Include in the email: ● Name of film ● Genre ● Format (short, doc, feature) ● Name of Filmmaker(s) ● Total Run Time ● Contact Person ● Best Phone # ● Email ● Web Link of final edit for submission (with passwords, etc. if applicable) ● Website/Facebook page, etc. (if available) Submission Deadline: Midnight on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

It costs nothing to submit! Whether selected or not, you will be notified by email no later than February 22nd of your project’s standing. More than one project may be submitted per person; however, every selection will be charged $25 for screening and only selectees will be required to pay the screening fee.

Welcome OMPA’s Volunteer Regional Government Coordinators Chair: Enrique Arias Shown to the right: Chair of OMPA’s Regional Government Coordinators, Enrique Arias, attends an event presented

by Speaker of the Oregon House Tina Kotek, Representative Lew Frederick and Senator Chip Shields.

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Atomic Direct Releases Three DRTV Campaigns for Kobalt Tools Portland-based DRTV agency Atomic Direct released television campaigns for three new Kobalt Tools products: the Triple Cut, the Magnum Grip Self- Adjusting and Locking Pliers and the Hypercoil Flashlight.

Atomic has created fall campaigns for the tool brand for the past four years.

“All three products in this year’s campaigns offer innovative advancements to classic tools,” states Atomic Direct CEO, Doug Garnett. “Visual demonstration

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is needed to understand the power and technology behind each tool. We are pleased we’ve been able to use the power of direct response television to help these tools thrive.”

Each campaign has 60- and 120-second spots encouraging viewers to go to a Lowe’s store or to order directly by phone or online.

All orders placed over the phone or online receive a free storage pouch.

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Announcing Hunt & Gather Catering

Laura Harlow 503-516-3930, 503-206-7927 laura@huntandgathercatering.com huntandgathercatering.com Catering company

Kristine Jensen

541-515-6432, 408-489-4915 kristine2@earthlink.net kristinejensen.net Writer for video, multimedia, web and print

LJ Location Sound

Jason Lennart Anderson

503-702-1091 secretninjaz@yahoo.com www.imdb.com/name/nm3735302 Sound mixer

Jessica Belknap

503-803-5207 jessicabelknap@gmail.com www.jessicabelknap.com Makeup artist

Larry Johnson 503-866-4825 FindLJ@Gmail.com www.orsoundworks.com Sound mixer

Brightwater Media

Jon Manning 503-249-1832, 503-936-6535 jon@brightwatermedia.com www.brightwatermedia.com Freelance producer, line producer & director

Blue Brownie

Ankur Dholakia

562-650-4393 photoscribbler@yahoo.com aldphotography.com Set photographer

Derek Nickell 619-889-4851 nickell.derek@gmail.com www.dereknickell.com Editor

George Fosgate

Cathedral Sounds

503-649-8769, 503-975-8769 codgertalent@yahoo.com www.codgertalent.com Actor represented by Option Model and Media

Tami Galvin

503-516-6904 tamigalvin@gmail.com Set decorator/dresser

Eggchair Music

Jim Goodwin 818-599-3667 jgoodwin@eggchairmusic.com www.eggchairmusic.com Original music for all media

Dan Gorczyca

503-975-4113 dan.gorczyca@gmail.com vimeo.com/dangorczyca/videos Freelance producer

Shawn Parke 503-964-7573 info@cathedralsounds.org www.cathedralsounds.org A music production company

Wendy Peyton

503-528-9845 wendypeyton@gmail.com www.wendypeyton.com Production coordinator

Tanya Smith

503-381-6959 tanyas4000@gmail.com Costumer

Zarr Studios LLC

Ilia Zavialov 310-200-8875 ilia@zarrmovies.com Sound stage